打(う)ち切(き)る

うちきる
verb (godan, transitive)
to discontinue; to cut short; to terminate
他動詞 transitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present打(う)ち切(き)る打(う)ち切(き)らない
Present polite打(う)ち切(き)ります打(う)ち切(き)りません
Past打(う)ち切(き)った打(う)ち切(き)らなかった
Past polite打(う)ち切(き)りました打(う)ち切(き)りませんでした
て form打(う)ち切(き)って打(う)ち切(き)らなくて
ている present打(う)ち切(き)っている打(う)ち切(き)っていない
ている polite打(う)ち切(き)っています打(う)ち切(き)っていません
ている past打(う)ち切(き)っていた打(う)ち切(き)っていなかった
ている past polite打(う)ち切(き)っていました打(う)ち切(き)っていませんでした
Conditional ば打(う)ち切(き)れば打(う)ち切(き)らなければ
Conditional たら打(う)ち切(き)ったら打(う)ち切(き)らなかったら
Volitional打(う)ち切(き)ろう—
Volitional polite打(う)ち切(き)りましょう—
Potential打(う)ち切(き)れる打(う)ち切(き)れない
Passive打(う)ち切(き)られる打(う)ち切(き)られない
Causative打(う)ち切(き)らせる打(う)ち切(き)らせない
Imperative打(う)ち切(き)れ打(う)ち切(き)るな
1. to discontinue; to terminate
To end something before its natural conclusion, often used for projects, broadcasts, or serializations.
連載(れんさい)が打(う)ち切(き)られた。
The serialization was discontinued.
That TV show was cancelled due to low ratings.
The project was discontinued due to budget shortfall.
The government announced a policy to cut off aid to the disaster-affected areas.
Sales didn't grow, and production of the new product was terminated after six months.
2. to cut short; to break off
To abruptly end a conversation, meeting, or activity.
話(はなし)を打(う)ち切(き)った。
I cut short the conversation.
We cut short the discussion because we ran out of time.
The moderator cut short the Q&A session.
I got angry at the other party's attitude and broke off the negotiations.
The meeting was dragging on, so the department head cut it short and summarized the conclusion.

Etymology

A compound verb: 打(う)つ (to strike) + 切(き)る (to cut). It means ending something part-way rather than letting it run to its natural finish.

Common collocations

Usage

The decision normally comes from an authority — a broadcaster, a publisher, a government — so the passive 打(う)ち切(き)られる is at least as common as the active form: the thing *was* discontinued, with no need to name who did it. The related noun 打(う)ち切(き)り (discontinuation, cancellation) is what appears in headlines and notices: 連載(れんさい)打(う)ち切(き)り.